Threadbare
[ 'θredbɛə ]
其它 Other
adj. （衣服等）穿旧的;（衣料等）磨得很薄的;陈旧的;老一套的;
📝 例句
a threadbare carpet, coat
破烂的地毯、 大衣.
threadbare subject
陈腐的题目
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
穿着破旧不堪或脏衣服而缺乏优雅。
threadbare excuses.See Synonyms at trite
陈腐的借口参见
He wore his coat threadbare.
他把外套都穿破了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ thread-线,threat-威胁:歹徒威胁要用丝线勒死她
※ thread-线,bare-露出:磨破以至粗线都露了出来的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
threadbare
adj
1 (of cloth, clothing,etc) worn thin; shabby （指织物、 衣服等）磨薄的, 破旧的
a threadbare carpet, coat 破烂的地毯、 大衣.
2 (fig 比喻) too often used or too well known to be effective; hackneyed 因经常使用或尽人皆知而无效力的; 陈腐的
a threadbare argument, joke, plot 陈旧的论点、 笑话、 情节.
🔁 扩展释义
a. 衣服磨薄了的, 穿旧了的, 衣着褴褛的, 俗套的, 乏味的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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That's OK, Malcolm.
没有关系， Malcolm。
He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope, everything.
身体好就有希望，有希望就有一切。
Yes, but one thing is most unlikely to change.
对，但有一件事是最不可能改变的。